Abstract: An endless belt includes a resin and conductive particles, in which a content of the conductive particles with respect to the endless belt is 5% by volume or more and 20% by volume or less in terms of a volume ratio, a Young's modulus of the endless belt is 3,000 MPa or more, and the number of times of bending endurance of the endless belt measured by an MIT test specified in JIS P8115:2001 is 10,000 or more.

Abstract: Provided are a thin film transistor, a display device, and a thin film transistor manufacturing method, in which variation in characteristics is small. The present invention is provided with: a gate electrode formed on a substrate; a gate insulation film formed so as to cover the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer which is formed on the upper side of the gate insulation film and which includes a polysilicon layer disposed, in a plan view, inside a region defined by the gate electrode; an etching stopper layer disposed on the upper side of the polysilicon layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode provided on the semiconductor layer so as to be separated from each other, wherein the polysilicon layer has first and second regions which are not covered with the etching stopper layer, and a part of the source electrode exists above the first region and a part of the drain electrode exists above the second region.

Abstract: A method for producing a power storage device includes forming a lid, forming a lid assembly, closing, and welding. In forming a lid, there is included forming, by forging, a protruding portion between a peripheral portion and an insertion-hole surrounding portion of the lid to block scattered light of a laser beam from being irradiated to a resin member, with a distance D from an end surface of the peripheral portion to a side surface of the protruding portion falling within 0.5t (D?0.5t) relative to a thickness t of the lid.

Abstract: A method for producing a power storage device includes placing a lid assembly that includes a lid and a terminal member integrated therewith via a resin member to close an opening portion of a case body with the lid, and laser-welding the opening portion of the case body and the peripheral portion of the lid over an entire circumference. In placing the lid assembly, a peripheral high-level region, in which a peripheral outer surface of the peripheral portion of the lid is located on the outer side relative to an opening end surface of the opening portion of the case body is provided in proximate long-side opening portions, close of the opening portion and proximate long-side peripheral portions of the peripheral portion.

Abstract: A method for producing a power storage device includes closing an opening portion of a case body with a lid of a lid assembly, and laser-welding the opening portion of the case body and a peripheral portion of the lid over their entire circumference. A resin member has an outer surface including a scattered light-reached surface to which scattered light of a laser beam directly reaches, at least a part of the scattered light-reached surface including a smoothed region having a surface roughness of 0.6 ?m or less.

Abstract: In drilling processing on a press-formed inclined portion, a hole is formed with high precision without occurrence of damage to a blade of a punch or slipping of the punch. Embodiments include a method where two through holes are formed in a blank before press-forming which are opposed to each other in the inclined direction of the inclined portion, each through portion partially forming a peripheral edge portion of the hole. The inclined portion is formed using press processing on the blank. Piercing processing using a punch is performed while pressing the inclined portion, so that the two opposed through holes are connected, thereby forming the hole.

Abstract: An image sensor, includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, in a first direction, each including a first photoelectric conversion unit and a light-shielding unit and outputting a signal; a third pixel and a fourth pixel, in the first direction, each including a second photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a signal; a first signal line and a second signal line, in the first direction, each of which can be connected to the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel; and a control unit that performs a first control in which a signal of the first pixel is output to the first signal line and a signal of the second pixel is output to the second signal line, and a second control in which a signal of the third pixel and a signal of the fourth pixel are output to the first signal line.

Abstract: A battery terminal has a two-piece configuration of different types of conductive materials. A first piece placed outside and a second piece placed inside with including a current collecting portion are fixed in two portions of a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion. The first fixing portion is positioned between the current collecting portion and the second fixing portion in a longitudinal direction in a shape of the terminal. Leaning of the current collecting portion with respect to a center in a short-side direction and leaning of the first fixing portion with respect to a center are opposite to each other.

Abstract: An image sensor includes: a first pixel having a first photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light to generate a charge, a first accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit, and a first output unit that is connected to the first accumulation unit; a second pixel having a second photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts light to generate a charge, a second accumulation unit that accumulates the charge generated by the second photoelectric conversion unit, and a second output unit that is connected to and disconnected from the second accumulation unit via a second connection unit; and an adjustment unit that adjusts capacitances of the first accumulation unit and the second accumulation unit if a signal based on the charges generated by the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit is output from the first output unit.

Abstract: An image sensor, includes: a first pixel and a second pixel, in a first direction, each including a first photoelectric conversion unit and a light-shielding unit and outputting a signal; a third pixel and a fourth pixel, in the first direction, each including a second photoelectric conversion unit and outputting a signal; a first signal line and a second signal line, in the first direction, each of which can be connected to the first pixel, the second pixel, the third pixel and the fourth pixel; and a control unit that performs a first control in which a signal of the first pixel is output to the first signal line and a signal of the second pixel is output to the second signal line, and a second control in which a signal of the third pixel and a signal of the fourth pixel are output to the first signal line.

Abstract: A recording medium storing a muscle electrostimulation program for giving electrostimulation to a muscle, including: a module implemented by a computer of an electrostimulation device provided with a signal application unit that applies a voltage signal to an electrode group, the module being: a module that repeatedly applies a plurality of pulse waveform groups to the electrode group as the voltage signal by controlling the signal application unit, wherein the plurality of pulse waveform groups include: a first pulse waveform group applied intermittently every first cycle corresponding to a frequency of 15 Hz to 25 Hz; and a second pulse waveform group applied outside an application period of the first pulse waveform group in the first cycle.

Abstract: An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.

Abstract: In a sealed power storage device, a device case includes a resin case body with an opening and a resin lid closing the opening. The resin lid is made of electrical insulation resin. A metal terminal member is extended from inside to outside of the device case, penetrating through the resin lid. The resin lid is hermetically molded together with the metal terminal member so that the resin lid is directly joined to the outer peripheral surface of the metal terminal member without interposing another member between the resin lid and the metal terminal member.

Abstract: A sealed power storage device includes a device case having a metal wall portion formed with liquid inlet, and a sealing member sealing the liquid inlet to cover the liquid inlet from above an outer surface of the metal wall portion. The sealing member is a resin sealing member made of resin. The outer surface of the metal wall portion includes an annular seal surface surrounding an opening edge of the liquid inlet. The resin sealing member includes an annular joined portion hermetically joined to the annular seal surface.

Abstract: In a sealed battery, a battery case includes a metal wall portion formed with a gas vent hole. Of an outer surface of the metal wall portion, a hole-surrounding annular surface surrounding an opening edge of the gas vent hole includes an annular seal surface surrounding the opening edge of the gas vent hole. A resin safety valve member covering and closing the the gas vent hole includes an annular joined portion hermetically joined to the annular seal surface. The annular joined portion of the resin safety valve breaks when the internal pressure of the battery case reaches a valve opening pressure, thereby opening the resin safety valve member.

Abstract: In a sealed battery, a battery case includes a metal wall portion formed with a gas vent hole. The metal wall portion includes an annular seal surface surrounding an opening edge of the gas vent hole. A resin safety valve member closing the gas vent hole includes an annular joined portion hermetically joined to the annular seal surface and an inside portion located more inside than the annular joined portion in a radial direction. The inside portion breaks when the internal pressure of the battery case reaches a valve opening pressure, thereby opening the resin safety valve member.

Abstract: An image sensor, includes: a plurality of pixels arranged along both of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, each having a photoelectric conversion unit that generates an electric charge through photoelectric conversion of light; a plurality of signal lines disposed along the second direction, each connected to a plurality of pixels arranged along the first direction; and a control unit that executes control so as to output signals, each generated based upon the electric charge generated in the photoelectric conversion unit, to the signal lines different from one another.

Abstract: An imaging sensor including: a plurality of photoelectric conversion units provided in a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction and configured to generate electric charges through photoelectric conversion; signal lines each of which is wired in the second direction and to which signals based on the electric charges generated by the photoelectric conversion units are output; and processing units configured to process the signals output to the signal lines, wherein, in a second region between a first region in which the plurality of photoelectric conversion units are provided in the first direction and the second direction and a plurality of the processing units, a plurality of the signal lines are adjacent to each other in at least one of the second direction and a third direction different from the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: An element includes a plurality of light-receiving elements to photoelectrically convert light received from an object, a convolution processing unit to perform convolution operation on signals that are output from the plurality of light-receiving elements, and a pooling processing unit to sample a signal that is output from the convolution processing unit, based on a predetermined condition. The convolution operation of the convolution processing unit and the sampling of the pooling processing unit are repeated.

Abstract: A first circuit layer including a first semiconductor substrate with photoelectric conversion unit that photoelectrically converts incident light and generates charge, and a first wiring layer with wiring that reads out signal based upon charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit; second circuit layer including a second wiring layer with wiring connected to the wiring of the first wiring layer, and a second semiconductor substrate with a through electrode connected to the wiring of the second wiring layer; third circuit layer including a third semiconductor substrate with a through electrode connected to the through electrode of the second circuit layer, and third wiring layer with wiring connected to the through electrode of the third semiconductor substrate; and a fourth circuit layer including a fourth wiring layer with wiring connected to the wiring of the third wiring layer, and fourth semiconductor substrate connected to the wiring of the fourth wiring layer.